With the renewable energy sector growing leaps and bounds in the U.S., many critics—ahem, Donald Trump—argue that a transition to clean power would lead to the displacement of workers in the fossil fuel industry. Coal and coal mining is a major threat to our environmentFlickr Admittedly, these naysayers are not exactly wrong. Coal workers are […]
Three decades after the worst nuclear power plant catastrophe in history, a site in Chernobyl is being reimagined as a solar energy farm—one that would be the world’s largest once built. Thirty years after the nuclear disaster Greenpeace revisits the site and the Unit 4 with the New Safe Confinement (NSC or New Shelter). Denis […]
By Climate Denier Roundup At a rally in Pennsylvania on Monday, Donald Trump made some feather-ruffling remarks about renewable energy, directing criticisms at wind and solar power. giphy.com “The wind kills all your birds. All your birds, killed. You know, the environmentalists never talk about that,” Trump reportedly said. Actually, environmentalists do talk about that, […]
The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve New York’s Clean Energy Standard Monday, making an enforceable commitment to Gov. Cuomo’s goal of sourcing 50 percent of the state’s power from renewable energy by 2030. The Public Service Commission voted to approve New York’s Clean Energy Standard today, making an enforceable commitment to Gov. Cuomo’s […]
By Joe Rand and Ben Hoen Solar power is blazing hot in a growing number of communities across the U.S. And nowhere is it hotter than in sunny California. California is home to two out of five customer-owned solar systems in the U.S. As solar panels become common features on homes, they are becoming part […]
Accepting her nomination for president on Thursday, Hillary Clinton said she is “proud” of the Paris agreement and promised to hold every country accountable to their commitments to climate action, including the U.S. @HillaryClinton She also hit at Donald Trump for his climate denial. “I believe in science,” she said with a laugh to thunderous […]
By Climate Denier Roundup In Nevada, the utility NV Energy is fighting against rooftop solar, specifically opposing the net metering policy that gives rooftop solar users credit for the power their panels produce. They’ve been releasing 30-second ads, with the most recent alleging that solar subsidies would send a billion Nevada tax dollars to out-of-state […]
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy is occurring mainly at the power plant level. But what about transportation? Can we significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by switching to cleaner fuels? Or is this just an attempt to keep 20th century technology chugging along while trading one set of environmental problems for another? Biofuels […]
For Elon Musk, having one Gigafactory isn’t enough. If all goes to plan, he wants to build Gigafactories on several continents. A rendering of the completed Sparks, Nevada Tesla Gigafactory which will be topped by rooftop solar panels. The massive battery plant had its grand opening on July 29.Tesla Motors Musk gave journalists a tour […]
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